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the washington wizards star is under investigation. he and a teammate are accused of pulling guns in the locker room. richard reeve is live at the verizon center. >> he spoke briefly with reporters after the game, saying essentially he could have used better judgment. the team owners also spoke out tonight. they felt that guns had no work place -- had no place in the workplace environment. filbert arenas had his share of red hot moments against the spurs tonight. after the game, he came close to an apology for bringing guns to the verizon center. >> i could have shows better judgment. >> fans are asking pointed questions. >> why were they in the locker room? >> him as a role model and everything, he h to do better than that. >> the u.s. attorney's office and d.c. police are investigating after the new york post reported that arenas and a teammate drew guns on each other during a recent locker room to speak. >> it is an ongoing investigation. >> arenas and wizards have acknowledged he kept one or more unloaded guns in his locker. it ton
the washington wizards star is under investigation. he and a teammate are accused of pulling guns in the locker room. richard reeve is live at the verizon center. >> he spoke briefly with reporters after the game, saying essentially he could have used better judgment. the team owners also spoke out tonight. they felt that guns had no work place -- had no place in the workplace environment. filbert arenas had his share of red hot moments against the spurs tonight. after the game, he came...
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. >>> the washington capals on top ice, trying to get back on track into the win column. they are in action right now, taking on the los angeles kings. mike green gets the puck on the power play. back of the net, we are tied. we e now in the third, and the teams have add -- the kings have added a goal, so they are winning 2-1. >>> the colonial athletic association is tough. ol dominion, a dangerous team, taking on a george mason. mason extends the lead. the dish, the flesh. mason wins the game. >>> g.w. welcoming howard into the air arena. he knows how to make it count. collins led howard with 17. islicing into the lane, it's a hard way. the colonials turn back howard. >>> with a cloud of uncertainty surrounding their head coach, the florida gators headed into the sugar bowl against no. 4 cincinnati very focuse urban meyer, may be his last game. tim tebow, definitely his last game. florida goes up 30-3. he throws for 482 yards, runs for 51. he sets the pc as bowl record for total offense, 533 yards. >> the most successful senior class in the scc, and considering the stren
. >>> the washington capals on top ice, trying to get back on track into the win column. they are in action right now, taking on the los angeles kings. mike green gets the puck on the power play. back of the net, we are tied. we e now in the third, and the teams have add -- the kings have added a goal, so they are winning 2-1. >>> the colonial athletic association is tough. ol dominion, a dangerous team, taking on a george mason. mason extends the lead. the dish, the flesh....
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captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >>> bundle up if you are headed outside, bitter cold grips the washington region. the temperatures are still hovering near freezing. meteorologist steve rudin joins us with a look at the forecast. it is bitterly cold. >> it is very cold. temperatures for the most part just about freezing. things will change overnight, under clear skies, the temperatures will slide. the belfort furniture weather center, 32 arlington at the wjla studios, north northwest wind at 9 m.p.h., alexandria with light wind. with the wind chill factor, that is the story overnight. the temperatures fall into the teens, the wind chill factor in the single digits. in the mountains, wind chill factors below zero. coming up, the extended outlook. better days ahead, warmer temperatures in the forecast. >>> people who have to go outside are bundling up, bracing for the bitter cold. john gonzalez has all the details. >> it is dangerously cold and the d.c. area, not only dealing with frigid temperatures but a dangerous situation on the waterfront. the potomac river is frozen, and it appears to
captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >>> bundle up if you are headed outside, bitter cold grips the washington region. the temperatures are still hovering near freezing. meteorologist steve rudin joins us with a look at the forecast. it is bitterly cold. >> it is very cold. temperatures for the most part just about freezing. things will change overnight, under clear skies, the temperatures will slide. the belfort furniture weather center, 32 arlington at the wjla studios,...
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Ñi>> we have the constitutional law professor at washington law school joining us this morning. we showed you the headline, this opinion piece by ross find gold. high court opens the floodgates is the headline. it says that congress should repair the financials and create another one for elections to help ordinary americans. it should also enact a law requiring publicly traded corporations to get the approval of shareholders before spending on political campaigns. your reaction? >> if you were to check the editorial, you would see that this is a victory for free speech and the first amendment. diving into the corporate governance issue, it is true that if congress and states and municipalities want to change the way corporations are governedÑi by state law, that is possible, and they can certainly provide more remedies or rights for minority shareholders who think that this candidate should not be supported, or maybe this candidate should not be supported. at the end of the day, the supreme court rejected that rationale for banning speech, which is really the issue we have here
Ñi>> we have the constitutional law professor at washington law school joining us this morning. we showed you the headline, this opinion piece by ross find gold. high court opens the floodgates is the headline. it says that congress should repair the financials and create another one for elections to help ordinary americans. it should also enact a law requiring publicly traded corporations to get the approval of shareholders before spending on political campaigns. your reaction? >>...
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in washington, molly henneberg, fox news. >> security at u.s. airports was overhauled after the september 11th attacks, but the attempted terror attack on christmas day is a stark reminder how far we need to go when it comes to airport security. with all of the measures currently in place, how did abdul mutallab aboard a u.s. bound aircraft? joining us now to talk about this is counterterrorism expert charles allen. mr. allen, thank you so much for coming in today. >> thank you very much. >> shannon: 47 years experience in the cia for you. several years with the department of homeland security. we know there are many working around the clock 24/7 protecting this country, but they've got a huge job to do. how does something like this slip through? >> well, they have a very hard job and it is seven by 24 and i worked seven days a week when i was at cia and when i was at homeland security just to help fight the terrorist threat. this has been a whole ten years of terrorism. you've got to remember a guy named rah seem tried to blow up lax, los angel
in washington, molly henneberg, fox news. >> security at u.s. airports was overhauled after the september 11th attacks, but the attempted terror attack on christmas day is a stark reminder how far we need to go when it comes to airport security. with all of the measures currently in place, how did abdul mutallab aboard a u.s. bound aircraft? joining us now to talk about this is counterterrorism expert charles allen. mr. allen, thank you so much for coming in today. >> thank you very...
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and so on the part of the editor and the publisher tft "washington post" it was an -- of "the washington post," it was an extremely important and gutsy decision. because sometimes the evidence was not absolutely there. it seemed to be moving toward a conclusion, but it wasn't there. and then of course if the u.s. government at that time under president nixon asked the attorney general to put out an injunction to stop "the washington post" from publication. which could have been a direct interference with freedom of the press. so the supreme court ruled the right way a week or two later. it all happen very, very swiftly. the impact of the story was enormous. it led to the toppling of the government, to the resignation of a president, two steps ahead of almost certain impeachment. it put the country into a terrible tailspin and i would submit that we're still not out of that. and it ignited in young journalists the belief that they could automatically become a woodward or a burn stein. so on the one hand the excitement into doing investigative reporting is very good. president overexciteme
and so on the part of the editor and the publisher tft "washington post" it was an -- of "the washington post," it was an extremely important and gutsy decision. because sometimes the evidence was not absolutely there. it seemed to be moving toward a conclusion, but it wasn't there. and then of course if the u.s. government at that time under president nixon asked the attorney general to put out an injunction to stop "the washington post" from publication. which...
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they did not trust washington or government, they trust neither party. somebody has to make this democracy work. if he can get the health care bill through, and it will take several years before you see any immediate impact, but it is an accomplishment. this shows that somehow, out of the chaos, he can get something large done. i think that may make people more confident about what else he can achieve. this could restore his political capital. i don't want to overstate that. as i said, the senate will not want to go to the next hugely divisive issue and say, let's talk about raising the cost of fuel in america. i do not see that happening. that is why i think the president will look at the economy and jobs the next year. but i agree with the underlying point, which is so far this president has been almost passive in his approach, willing to lay out broad goals and led his party take the reins, and the results are not beautiful, but the fundamental question is, compared to what? had he tried to lay out a template for health care reform at the beginning, m
they did not trust washington or government, they trust neither party. somebody has to make this democracy work. if he can get the health care bill through, and it will take several years before you see any immediate impact, but it is an accomplishment. this shows that somehow, out of the chaos, he can get something large done. i think that may make people more confident about what else he can achieve. this could restore his political capital. i don't want to overstate that. as i said, the...
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from washington journal, this is about 40 minutes. 3:25 on c-span. "washington journal" continues. host: we are talking with anne kornblut, her book, "notes from the cracked ceiling." >> thank you for having me. host: you say that this is a letdown and drove apart mothers and daughters and setback the equality in the political sphere of decades, why? guest: there wasn't a bipartisan women's movement. and if you w'look what happene hillary clinton won a lot of women, and older women. but she split younger women. and when sarah palin was on the republican ticket, she was not able to bring over the democratic women or the independent women. so rather than being a ground swell of a women's movement, i look in the book that it splintered generationally across party lines. and elected officials, some who went for obama and some for clinton. host: when hillary clinton withdrew from the race. >> although we were not able to shatter that ceiling this time, thanks to you it has about 18 million cracks from it. and the light is shining through like never before filling us all with the hope a
from washington journal, this is about 40 minutes. 3:25 on c-span. "washington journal" continues. host: we are talking with anne kornblut, her book, "notes from the cracked ceiling." >> thank you for having me. host: you say that this is a letdown and drove apart mothers and daughters and setback the equality in the political sphere of decades, why? guest: there wasn't a bipartisan women's movement. and if you w'look what happene hillary clinton won a lot of women,...
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washington journal, live at 7:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. >> i'm always concerned about the potential of unforeseen consequences of new regulations. regulation of any kind act as a tax, and when you tax to regulate something, you tend to get less of it. you tend to diminish it. >> republican fcc commissioner robert mcdowell on efforts to create of national broad grand plan. that is at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span2. >> "american icons" -- three original documentaries from c- span now available on dvd. a unique journey through the iconic homes of the three branches of american government. see the exquisite detail of the supreme court through the eyes of the justices. go beyond the velvet ropes of public tours into those rarely seen spaces of "the white house -- america's most famous home." and explore the history, art, and architecture of "the capitol," one of america's most symbolic structures. "american icons" -- a three- disc dvd set. it is $24.95 plus shipping and handling. order online at c- span.org/store. >> as ne
washington journal, live at 7:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. >> i'm always concerned about the potential of unforeseen consequences of new regulations. regulation of any kind act as a tax, and when you tax to regulate something, you tend to get less of it. you tend to diminish it. >> republican fcc commissioner robert mcdowell on efforts to create of national broad grand plan. that is at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span2. >> "american icons" -- three original...
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several of them actually were students of mine at george washington university who wrote about their families in a writing class of mine. i operate on the rule of ruthlessly exploiting my students at every possible opportunity. and so several of the stories come from my students. in several cases i had students who acted as scouts. i had a student who was a high school teacher in philadelphia sent me one family. another was a waitress in a salvadoran restaurant sent me another one. the book is dedicated to my students because they were such an important part of shaping it. >> did your conceptions of immigration change? from writing this? >> yes and for. the basic notion)r that immigration is one of the most dramatic and compelling of all human stories never changed. i knew this from my own family history. my grandparents were immigrants. i knew their stories, i knew their lives. i grew up in an immigrant community ingk new jersey whe everybody i knew was from an immigrant family so that basic sense of what it takes to be an immigrant, the resilience, the tenacity, the courage never
several of them actually were students of mine at george washington university who wrote about their families in a writing class of mine. i operate on the rule of ruthlessly exploiting my students at every possible opportunity. and so several of the stories come from my students. in several cases i had students who acted as scouts. i had a student who was a high school teacher in philadelphia sent me one family. another was a waitress in a salvadoran restaurant sent me another one. the book is...
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they even had to shut down the washington monument. well, in san diego, which is the poster child, the city of san diego, for pension abuse, my goodness, they're talking about bulldozing the fire pits at the beach to save a few pennies because of the city's budget crunch. so expect more of those types of examples and that's due to the union power and the excessive spending. i go back to the point. it's a theme in the book. we're creating a two tiered society. and the more power unions have, the less accountability their members have and the more abuse we'll see. and it also -- union power destroys chances at reform. it's very hard to reform our educational system. even noted conservatives such as antonio villaraigosa, the mayor of los angeles has called the education system in los angeles this new civil rights issue of our time and, you know, he's our time. because the dropout rates -- he was -- l.a. officials were arguing over whether the dropout rate is 35% or 50%. and i heard they're both wrong. it might actually be 60%. i mean, can
they even had to shut down the washington monument. well, in san diego, which is the poster child, the city of san diego, for pension abuse, my goodness, they're talking about bulldozing the fire pits at the beach to save a few pennies because of the city's budget crunch. so expect more of those types of examples and that's due to the union power and the excessive spending. i go back to the point. it's a theme in the book. we're creating a two tiered society. and the more power unions have, the...
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randle scores 39 on thursday at washington state, and jerome with only 5 against washington. and isaiah thomas. bryan-amaning, got it. >> marques: when you've got isaiah thomas that you can stick on jeremy greene, you can stick him tonight on jerome randle, now your best defensive player, justin holiday, you can play him against landry fields and theo robertson and allow him to just shut down that real crucial kind of a guy who's off the basketball. >> steve: washington with an 84-63 lead. 1:30 remaining in this game. as cal will fall to 11-6 and 3-2. washington will up their record to 12-5. back to .500 at 3-3. here's our man. brendan sherrer. he came in about this mark in the stanford game. got a rebound but did not score. >> marques: got to be greedy. get a shot up. his teammates have to help him out and look for him. he's got to make himself available because he's going to bury himself under the basket against max zhang, and it's not going to happen for him. he's just trying to be the team guy. he's not thinking about shooting. >> steve: trying to get it to him. scott sug
randle scores 39 on thursday at washington state, and jerome with only 5 against washington. and isaiah thomas. bryan-amaning, got it. >> marques: when you've got isaiah thomas that you can stick on jeremy greene, you can stick him tonight on jerome randle, now your best defensive player, justin holiday, you can play him against landry fields and theo robertson and allow him to just shut down that real crucial kind of a guy who's off the basketball. >> steve: washington with an...
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thanks for coming to washington. [applause] >> thank you so much. ... well, i was trained as an anthropologist, as a matter of fact, you might say, i am the very model of a modern anthropologist. ♪ i am the very model of a modern anthropologist, a link quits, andest nighties. ♪ ♪ indeed i know what to do to exercise an evil eye ♪ or shout a rating cry ♪ ♪ when i can slash a jungle to the ground ♪ ♪ you'll say a better anthropologist has never been found ♪ ♪ ♪ i can tell a from castings ♪ . ♪ ♪ ♪ i have excavated pyramid ♪ ♪ palaces and tombs ♪ i'm up on tribal law and economic anthropology ♪ ♪ in fact, when i know what is meant by coolerring ♪ ♪ sociobiology, he knows he's met a man who really knows his anthropology ♪ ♪ if fact when i know what is meant by cooler ring ♪ seto biology, he's met a man that knows his anthropology ♪ thank you very much. [applause] >> now, we're going to talk about mr. darwin. and the image that i had when i was a lad of darwin was this sort of aloof, intellectual, distant f
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the most important order was given in washington and harry s. truman after the blockade began met with the joint chiefs of staff headed by a legend, omar bradley, the cabinet led by a military legend, general george marshall. his cabinet and the new national security council about how to respond. the vote today unanimously that we should leave berlin that there was no way that we could feed the city or do not and when that finished robert lovett who was the assistant secretary of state said mr. president of the russians need over from berlin shoes and harry truman said we stay in berlin, period and he said have you really thought about this, mr. president? and truman got up and walked out of the room and it was truman's determination along with clay's on the other end and then the competence and the bravery of these young men but when one of the most unlikely, it wasn't a battle but the situation in the biggest and humanitarian history. >> i think one of the things that's striking ac said the cabinet of these very prestigious military men, brad
the most important order was given in washington and harry s. truman after the blockade began met with the joint chiefs of staff headed by a legend, omar bradley, the cabinet led by a military legend, general george marshall. his cabinet and the new national security council about how to respond. the vote today unanimously that we should leave berlin that there was no way that we could feed the city or do not and when that finished robert lovett who was the assistant secretary of state said mr....
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and i did because i wanted to make a living in boston and i moved to washington. [laughter] excuse me. and when i went back to my article idea folder either brilliant idea. i would write a little bit about the making of this map and it would come out in 2007 i'm a timed perfectly to coincide with the 500th anniversary of the naming of america. and they barely made it to 2009. [laughter] so what happened? why did it take me longer than expected? the simple answer is i just got in and i thought when i came to the map that i was going to be focusing on the new world and particularly this naming of america. very quickly, as john suggested, i started just seeing more and more in the map in feeling as though there was an opportunity to do a much more comprehensive book that would survey the map as a whole and could be an excuse for doing it kind of geographical and intellectual adventure story, with the map kind of as the backdrop. so what struck me most was that it wasn't just one world that's depicted here. it's actually many worlds. and if you just change your perspe
and i did because i wanted to make a living in boston and i moved to washington. [laughter] excuse me. and when i went back to my article idea folder either brilliant idea. i would write a little bit about the making of this map and it would come out in 2007 i'm a timed perfectly to coincide with the 500th anniversary of the naming of america. and they barely made it to 2009. [laughter] so what happened? why did it take me longer than expected? the simple answer is i just got in and i thought...
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then again we all kind of come to expect the unexpected around washington. >> yeah, no doubt. we just don't know what to expect. thank you once again live from san diego, kelly johnson. >>> much more redskins on the way. jason campbell's last game? we will address that speculation later in the show. >>> jim hazlett, i thought it was hazelet. sorry. steve spurrier reference? >> raining sunshine. >>> all right, under john harbaugh, the baltimore ravens are 11-0 against teams with losing records this season. baltimores destroyed four such teams. combined score 129-13. and they could beat the 5-10 raidners oakland, the ravens would be flying toward another playoff berth. let's go out to oakland where joe flacco and the guys are taking on the raiders. looking for that spot in the post season and they are in. first quarter driving in and there is willis mcgahee stepping into the end zone. ravens up 7-0. mcgahee running watch out for the stiff arm right here! good-bye. hello 77-yard touchdown run. baltimore up 14-3. longest play from scrimmage all season from the ravens. charlie frye
then again we all kind of come to expect the unexpected around washington. >> yeah, no doubt. we just don't know what to expect. thank you once again live from san diego, kelly johnson. >>> much more redskins on the way. jason campbell's last game? we will address that speculation later in the show. >>> jim hazlett, i thought it was hazelet. sorry. steve spurrier reference? >> raining sunshine. >>> all right, under john harbaugh, the baltimore ravens are...
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they better, they even had to shut down the washington monument. welcome in san diego which is the poster child of the city of san diego for pension abuse, my goodness, they are talking about bulldozing the fire pits at the beach to save a few pennies because of the city's budget crunch. so expect more of those types of examples. and this is due to the union power and the excessive spending. again, i go back to the point that it's a theme throughout the book, we are agreeing a two to tier society. and union power destroys chances of reform that it's very hard to reform our educational system. even noted conservatives such as the mayor of los angeles has called the education system in los angeles this new civil rights issue of our time, and you know, he's right here because the dropout rates, family officials were arguing over whether the dropout rate is 35% or 50% that and i heard they're both wanted it might be 60%. can you imagine that? i flew here on southwest airline. a match in if their failure rate was only 30 percent of the time, right? [lau
they better, they even had to shut down the washington monument. welcome in san diego which is the poster child of the city of san diego for pension abuse, my goodness, they are talking about bulldozing the fire pits at the beach to save a few pennies because of the city's budget crunch. so expect more of those types of examples. and this is due to the union power and the excessive spending. again, i go back to the point that it's a theme throughout the book, we are agreeing a two to tier...
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smith goes to washington. they just threaten to talk all day and all night. >> chief executive officers at the seven leading insurance companies made a combined $118.6 million. >> the american people are asking us to stop this bill. and start over. they don't want a.... >> reporter: the democrats needed ever vote the legalized extortion, excuse me, parliamentary maneuvering paid off. marry land rue got millions in extra money and ben nelson got millions in extra money for nebraska. joe lieberman got the public option thrown out by promising to stop annoying everyone. on christmas eve mainly because they all wanted to rush home for the holidays, the democrats got the 60 votes they needed to pass the health care bill. but if you think our long national boredom is over, guess again. now we all get to watch the senators fight for this bill, all 2,074 page of it and the house members who have their own lengthy version. more jargon, more maneuvering, more breathless excitement. bring plenty of popcorn but hold the b
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now to bob schieffer in washington for a look at what's ahead on face the nation. happy new year, bob. >> schieffer: well, the same to you, charles. we're going to revive an old cbs news tradition today. the holiday correspondents' round table. we're bringing together the washington bureau to talk about all of the news. >> osgood: good idea, bob. i miss that. we'll be watching, of course. ahead now on sunday morning. a year remembered. and i'm here to tell a story. my parents all smoked. my grandparents smoked. i've been a long-time smoker. i'm a guy who had given up quitting. what caused me to be interested was, chantix is not a nicotine product and that intrigued me. the doctor said while you're taking it you can continue to smoke during the first week. (announcer) chantix is proven to reduce the urge to smoke. in studies, 44% of chantix users were quit during weeks 9 to 12 of treatment, compared to 18% on sugar pill. today i see myself as a jolly old man, (laughing) who doesn't have to smoke. (announcer) herb quit smoking with chantix and support. talk to your d
now to bob schieffer in washington for a look at what's ahead on face the nation. happy new year, bob. >> schieffer: well, the same to you, charles. we're going to revive an old cbs news tradition today. the holiday correspondents' round table. we're bringing together the washington bureau to talk about all of the news. >> osgood: good idea, bob. i miss that. we'll be watching, of course. ahead now on sunday morning. a year remembered. and i'm here to tell a story. my parents all...
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in seattle, washington. so, you know, while you were sleeping there's been a disturbing new development in the suicide attack that killed seven cia workers in afghanistan last month. before the attack, the suspected bomber made a tape detailing his motives. we'll have a live report on that in just a minute. >>> also, terrorism on the minds of people here at home, as well. the suspect in that christmas day bombing attempt aboard a northwest airplane had his day in court yesterday. we've got the details on that appearance. and also where we're going now in this case. >>> and then, of course, there is the sound that no driver ever wants to hear. oh. right there. wrecks like this all across the south thanks to a wicked streak of icy, frigid weather. just part of the damage sweeping the country in this deep freeze and we're going to get more on these temperatures because, listen up, folks, they are still going down. it is not over. we're going to bring you the latest from the weather center coming right up. >>> w
in seattle, washington. so, you know, while you were sleeping there's been a disturbing new development in the suicide attack that killed seven cia workers in afghanistan last month. before the attack, the suspected bomber made a tape detailing his motives. we'll have a live report on that in just a minute. >>> also, terrorism on the minds of people here at home, as well. the suspect in that christmas day bombing attempt aboard a northwest airplane had his day in court yesterday. we've...
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also with us on washington journal was republican representative pete hoekstra of michigan, the ranking member of the intelligence committee. >> host: we talk now with representative pete, congressman you will be getting a briefing today by the administration on the christmas day bombing attempt. what do you want to know? >> guest: there's a couple of things i want to know. number one this is kind of personal for me i come from steve michigan and this was an attack on the largest city of detroit, so we have any indication at all that detroit was picked for a specific reason and this is an indication that it may be a target sometime again in the future or was detroit just a choice of convenience? it could have been atlantic or minneapolis, could have been new york or any other city. the guy was just getting to detroit. and the second thing is i really want to find out why after fort hood which had very much the same footprint the american-born radical clerk in yemen, it had al qaeda of the arabian peninsula and it was an attack on america. what steps did the administration take immediate
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but, it would that be only washington dc. i don't know what happened to the cia, all of these things. i am asking you to be a little patience with haiti, but having said so, i think ambassador noriega said something in his introduction that is fitting. haitians are very resilient i even see a silver lining in what happened on january 12th. on april 30th, 2004 i wrote a column for the now defunct new york sun, and i had one phrase there, a sentence, port-au-prince is a mammoth catastrophe waiting to happen. i made that comment because coming from the air in the american airlines, i was looking at the city, the that i had left 13 years earlier and i saw all of these match boxes over the hills. and, the mountain is the backdrop to port-au-prince mount hospital was disfigured, and i wrote to, unless something is done immediately, big chunks of this city will be gone into the caribbean sea. at the time i did not see an earthquake. haiti, being in the hurricane ali, i saw a major hurricane that would have wiped all of these flimsy
but, it would that be only washington dc. i don't know what happened to the cia, all of these things. i am asking you to be a little patience with haiti, but having said so, i think ambassador noriega said something in his introduction that is fitting. haitians are very resilient i even see a silver lining in what happened on january 12th. on april 30th, 2004 i wrote a column for the now defunct new york sun, and i had one phrase there, a sentence, port-au-prince is a mammoth catastrophe...
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in washington at 90.1 fm and done x retial, channel 132. it's also a free application for your iphone. c-span radio, covering washington like no other. >>> the congressional intertek bachus advisory committee held its sixth annual conference this week. one of the topics discussed is the state of the internet. we will hear from representative rick boucher and brian roberts of comcast ceo to lead a discussion on copyright issues and internet privacy. this portion is two hours and 40 minutes. >> good morning, everyone. here we are meeting not in virtual space but in real space. my name is jerry berman and i am the chair perhaps for life of the congressional internet kokesh at eis recommitting. as you know we work with the congressional internet caucus and all of you to try to educate each other and policy makers, some of your policy makers, and the world about the internet, and we started this 13 years ago and the issue at that time to of them, could we get a congressman to connect to email. well that was a tough one. we were going door to doo
in washington at 90.1 fm and done x retial, channel 132. it's also a free application for your iphone. c-span radio, covering washington like no other. >>> the congressional intertek bachus advisory committee held its sixth annual conference this week. one of the topics discussed is the state of the internet. we will hear from representative rick boucher and brian roberts of comcast ceo to lead a discussion on copyright issues and internet privacy. this portion is two hours and 40...
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our guest on washington journal was surgeon in greater dr. atul gawande. >> host: we are going to introduce you to our final guest dr. atul gawande who is a surgeon and he is also been inside the debate over public policy on health care for a decade and a half now. he has in the pastored number of books including insurgent know the performance complications a surgeon's notes on imperfect science in his latest book is called the checklist manifesto how to get things right. we are going to talk to him about that this money. during the clinton years he served as senior health policy adviser during both the campaign and the white house '92 and '93 and you can read him on a fairly regular basis in the new new yorkers so thanks for being here. when did you make the decision in addition to practicing you would also be involved in health care policy? >> guest: it was, i tried to avoid being a doctor for a while. this son of two indian doctors you naturally are going to become a doctor yourself and i wanted to push against my own inevitable path, and
our guest on washington journal was surgeon in greater dr. atul gawande. >> host: we are going to introduce you to our final guest dr. atul gawande who is a surgeon and he is also been inside the debate over public policy on health care for a decade and a half now. he has in the pastored number of books including insurgent know the performance complications a surgeon's notes on imperfect science in his latest book is called the checklist manifesto how to get things right. we are going to...
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what we are hearing out of washington, would you invest in financials? >> yes. i differ a little bit. i think the second year of a bull market is likely to continue to emphasize the cyclicals. it is going to be a good year, but not a great year. the second year is less than the first year. we worry starting in the third year not necessarily the second year. >> we'll leave it there. great to have you on the program. sam stovall and walter todd. see you soon. >> we have about 45 minutes to go on wall street. dow jones industrial average has been under pressure for much of the day. it is down about 54 points. technology is a weak spot, the nasdaq is lower as is the s&p 500. >> when we come back, we take a ride to the j.p. morgan health care conference. glaxo smith kline ceo joins us, how his company is dealing with the cancellation of swine flu vaccine orders. >>> what should investors expect this earnings season following the disappointing results from alcoa? we will tell you which sectors could be the winners and losers in the earnings parade. >> a rare interview
what we are hearing out of washington, would you invest in financials? >> yes. i differ a little bit. i think the second year of a bull market is likely to continue to emphasize the cyclicals. it is going to be a good year, but not a great year. the second year is less than the first year. we worry starting in the third year not necessarily the second year. >> we'll leave it there. great to have you on the program. sam stovall and walter todd. see you soon. >> we have about 45...
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i think that people are taking a wait-and-see approach, waiting on washington to dictate what the policies are going to look at. >> i see. still seeing buying power in technology. >> and materials. >> what you are seeing in the financial services. >> only seen is the sell side. so our customers are getting out, lighting up positions but it's not significant. i mean they're not big players in them anyways so it's hard to gauge what my guys are doing as opposed to what steve's customers are doing but as far as tech stocks definitely seeing money going into it. >> catalyst, steve, later in the year 2010, what are the main catalysts that investors need to focus on in terms of putting money to work. >> where i get bullish, middle of the year, unless the bush tax cuts are extended i think that we're looking at higher taxes in 2011. the market's always ahead. >> yeah, looking at higher taxes we know. >> well we are but a rumor that those tax cuts are extended, so if they aren't extended, we're looking at june/july on a pullback, foreseeing higher taxes, higher corporate taxes, higher payroll taxe
i think that people are taking a wait-and-see approach, waiting on washington to dictate what the policies are going to look at. >> i see. still seeing buying power in technology. >> and materials. >> what you are seeing in the financial services. >> only seen is the sell side. so our customers are getting out, lighting up positions but it's not significant. i mean they're not big players in them anyways so it's hard to gauge what my guys are doing as opposed to what...
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cnbc's diana olick is in washington. she's been following this story for us. diana? >> reporter: well, sue, you remember during the housing boom we talked about people using their homes as atm machines, using home equities loans and now that means that a lot of troubled borrowers actually have two loans on their homes so when they do a short sale, which is when the lender allows you to sell that home for less than the value of the loan, the first holder of the mortgage, the primary mortgage holder will usually negotiate some sort of settlement payoff to the second lien holder. say, maybe 10% of that second debt. now the second lienholder can refuse it legally and let the home go to foreclosurforeclosurn of course they lose everything. now, what we're hearing though from real estate agents though is that some second lienholders are digs satisfied with primary lender's settlement terms and are actually disclose ago or actually requesting cash from the buyer in the short sale or even the real estate agent ìc without disclosing it on the hud forms. now i'm told we're ha
cnbc's diana olick is in washington. she's been following this story for us. diana? >> reporter: well, sue, you remember during the housing boom we talked about people using their homes as atm machines, using home equities loans and now that means that a lot of troubled borrowers actually have two loans on their homes so when they do a short sale, which is when the lender allows you to sell that home for less than the value of the loan, the first holder of the mortgage, the primary...
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. >>> the biggest vote for health care reform may not ultimately originate in washington but massachusetts. with voters heading to the polls to select a new senator, a win by the republican candidate could throw a wrench into the filibuster proof majority that senator democrats currently hold and the process is creating some big moves in health care stocks today. to break down the key elements with me now, andrew pamenti, les funtlater and nbc news chief white house correspondent chuck todd. chuck, let me kick off with you. as we watch the voting come through it is all about turnout. >> it always is. the question is not how many people turn out, who does turn out. how big is the turnout among independents in massachusetts this is a swing vote of sorts, a republican cannot win in massachusetts with the support of republicans. while the energy in the republican base is very high, they need independent voters who went for obama 55-41 in the presidential in 2008 and so far polls have indicated the republican candidate in this race scott brown has been winning independents by a three to one mar
. >>> the biggest vote for health care reform may not ultimately originate in washington but massachusetts. with voters heading to the polls to select a new senator, a win by the republican candidate could throw a wrench into the filibuster proof majority that senator democrats currently hold and the process is creating some big moves in health care stocks today. to break down the key elements with me now, andrew pamenti, les funtlater and nbc news chief white house correspondent chuck...
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it's what's coming out of washington. so another day like this, then i think it would be time to buy and then i think we would have seen you know a pretty bad case scenario priced in. >> what about, karen, what's coming out of china in terms of the feeling that there may be a tightening there? and certainly the pullback that we've seen in commodities. materials, for one, are having a terrible day. alcoa, for example and some the other commodities are really getting hammered and we're watching the dollar as well. so you've got washington on one hand weighing on the markets and you've got china on the other. how do you play that right now? >> caller: well, it's a little painful for today. but i think that the china growth story is still intact. i think it's not a bad thing for them to put on the brakes a little bit, so you know for a longer term investor, which we are, i don't think that's a terrible thing. we don't really do a lot today. the extent we get a little bit more of a sell-off, i'll buy some of the names that we
it's what's coming out of washington. so another day like this, then i think it would be time to buy and then i think we would have seen you know a pretty bad case scenario priced in. >> what about, karen, what's coming out of china in terms of the feeling that there may be a tightening there? and certainly the pullback that we've seen in commodities. materials, for one, are having a terrible day. alcoa, for example and some the other commodities are really getting hammered and we're...
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what is your take on the proposals coming out of washington? >> it makes no sense. it really doesn't accomplish a whole lot. if you really think about the lines of business that they're addressing, they really didn't have anything to do do with this financial crisis. they're going after prop trading. what did that have do with the meltdown? nothing. what did the financial hedge funds do with the meltdown, nothing. it doesn't make a whole lot of sense to stop them from engaging in these businesses. and also, why penalize the banks to pay for the losses that the car companies have created? >> well, you know, i don't think that people would say that the car companies created the overall, you know, upset when we were on the brink there when lehman brothers went bankrupt. but certainly, the automakers were a part of the financial upset. there's no doubt about it. and they, in some cases, drove their companies into the ground. >> well, if you look at the t.a.r.p. money, paulson didn't want to give money to the auto companies because he knew that people about political foo
what is your take on the proposals coming out of washington? >> it makes no sense. it really doesn't accomplish a whole lot. if you really think about the lines of business that they're addressing, they really didn't have anything to do do with this financial crisis. they're going after prop trading. what did that have do with the meltdown? nothing. what did the financial hedge funds do with the meltdown, nothing. it doesn't make a whole lot of sense to stop them from engaging in these...
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. >> so you see the potential legislation or these proposals coming out of washington as not impeding your investment strategy very much if you are overweight financials. >> that is correct. it is strategist entrance points, gave us an opportunity last week and also i think that you want to look at great names, not only within financial, name-by-name, balance sheet by balance sheet. a reem closed course investment driver kind of investment strategy. but things that are exposed to modest but global economic expansion. we're not in a v-shape economy. it is rather broad based. >> guys, i have to leave it there. i know that you were champing at the bit. quick. >> it will drive money into the united states. fuel are rally and strengthen the dollar. >> i got you. okay so tell strengthen the dollar over what sort of time frame? >> it will and the risk spread that people are talking about with the risk of corporate bonds going up, i don't see it in the market. bond prices are not falling. >> okay good last thought. catch you down the road. certainly a market ahead by 72 points. we have about
. >> so you see the potential legislation or these proposals coming out of washington as not impeding your investment strategy very much if you are overweight financials. >> that is correct. it is strategist entrance points, gave us an opportunity last week and also i think that you want to look at great names, not only within financial, name-by-name, balance sheet by balance sheet. a reem closed course investment driver kind of investment strategy. but things that are exposed to...
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from wall street to washington to main street, live from the new york stock exchange, this is the final and most important hour the trading day. >> welcome to the "closing bell." i'm simon hobbs live on the floor of the new york stock exchange. a busy, busy, busy day, melissa. >> that's right. and i'm melissa francis at cnbc global headquarters. maria bartiromo's in davos, switzerland, for the economic world forum where she'll be talking to some of the most influential economic miechbtds world including george soros and bob diamond. houtmajor indices are following following the fed's 9-1 vote to keeping the interest rate's unchanged, that happened in the past hour. and right now they're up 13 points, it's better than 0.1%. take a look at how the nasdaq is trading right now, it's also to the plus side but by about half of a percentage point and the s&p 500 right now is also trading higher by better than a .25% team kicking off with bob pisani down here on the floor. >> well, we've got mr. geithner be we've got steve jobs, we've got fomc and mr. bernanke and the whole crew. the key meetin
from wall street to washington to main street, live from the new york stock exchange, this is the final and most important hour the trading day. >> welcome to the "closing bell." i'm simon hobbs live on the floor of the new york stock exchange. a busy, busy, busy day, melissa. >> that's right. and i'm melissa francis at cnbc global headquarters. maria bartiromo's in davos, switzerland, for the economic world forum where she'll be talking to some of the most influential...
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we are showing you a live picture of the debate that's happening in washington. right now we're keeping a tal leave the votes. last we saw 51 yes, 23 nos. that's according to reuters who is keeping tabs and we've got steve liesman coming up as well. >> meanwhile, maria bartiromo is in davos, switzerland, for the world economic forum. she'll be talking to some of the most influential economic minds in the world including blackstone chairman and ceo, steve schwarzman but first let's take a look at where the major indices are trading and it has been another poor day today. apart from yesterday, of course typically in this last hour, we have seen selling come in right in this final 60 minutes of trade. for the most the dow jones industrial average is down. at the nasdaq we've there a bad day for technology today on qualcomm, on motorola, disappointment on apple and i just want to talk about the levels on the s&p. importantly today we broke obvious support at 1085. we based that -- that was the base that we had, established over six weeks at the end of last year. we g
we are showing you a live picture of the debate that's happening in washington. right now we're keeping a tal leave the votes. last we saw 51 yes, 23 nos. that's according to reuters who is keeping tabs and we've got steve liesman coming up as well. >> meanwhile, maria bartiromo is in davos, switzerland, for the world economic forum. she'll be talking to some of the most influential economic minds in the world including blackstone chairman and ceo, steve schwarzman but first let's take a...
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hampton pearson is in washington right now. hampton, what struck you about the president's commentary there? >> reporter: well, not so much what the president had to say, but you heard the last question, as he stepped away from the microphone. question was, no more stimulus needed? no answer from the president. it was interesting. you know he talked about today's jobs report. yes, a disappointment. but in a bit of a glass half full commentary, talking about the -- now we're at about 10% pace in terms of losing jobs as we were when he first came into office just about this time -- [ technical difficulties ] >> all right, hampton, thanks very much. that was hampton pearson, unfortunately we lost that shot. we apologize. get back to hampton as news develops. we are going to take a short break. look at the prospects of a second stimulus package and the difference between perhaps a second stimulus and the jobs package being discussed right now. coming out of washington. when we come back we're talking tech as well. tom bradley from
hampton pearson is in washington right now. hampton, what struck you about the president's commentary there? >> reporter: well, not so much what the president had to say, but you heard the last question, as he stepped away from the microphone. question was, no more stimulus needed? no answer from the president. it was interesting. you know he talked about today's jobs report. yes, a disappointment. but in a bit of a glass half full commentary, talking about the -- now we're at about 10%...
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that's got some people, particularly in washington, upset. but can wall street walk a tightrope and satisfy employees and laims at the same time when it comes to bonuses? >>> where taxpayer money is involved, as it has been, we have a legitimate right to talk about compensation but in the absence of that, i just get very uneasy about the idea that somehow we're going to tell some private entity what their compensation should be. owners of these public companies ought to have those right. >> that was democratic senator chris dodd on "squawk box" and morning. wall street has responded this bonus season by handing out more stock than cash. but critics say the payouts are still too much even as some bank employees complain about the lack of cash. is this is right compromise or a loose situation for the banking sector? joining me now on bonus watch is jonathan koppel, he's associate professor at the yale school of management. and john martini, executive compensation expert and partner at reid smith. gentlemen, good to have you on the program. >> t
that's got some people, particularly in washington, upset. but can wall street walk a tightrope and satisfy employees and laims at the same time when it comes to bonuses? >>> where taxpayer money is involved, as it has been, we have a legitimate right to talk about compensation but in the absence of that, i just get very uneasy about the idea that somehow we're going to tell some private entity what their compensation should be. owners of these public companies ought to have those...
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and i would suggest that a lot did not. >> should heads roll in washington, as a result of what went on? >> i think that the regulators who failed in their responsibility, absolutely should. >> all right, leave it there. hank, great to have out room. >> great to be with you. >> thank you so much for joining us and walking us through this, hank greenberg. >>> up next david faber along with breaking news on one of the big m&a stories of the past year. trading is all about strategy. and strategy... is all about information. heat mapping shows me where the money's moving. twenty five hundred stocks... one quick look. that's where the action is. plus, this amazing gadget... it's called the telephone. i can call td ameritrade anytime and talk trades, strategy... anything. td ameritrade. built by traders, for traders. this is what i need. announcer: trade commission free for 30 days, plus get 100 dollars cash, when you open an account. this is not pay the hospital insurance. this is not pay the doctor insurance. this is not major medical insurance. this is affordable-we-pay-cash -directly-t
and i would suggest that a lot did not. >> should heads roll in washington, as a result of what went on? >> i think that the regulators who failed in their responsibility, absolutely should. >> all right, leave it there. hank, great to have out room. >> great to be with you. >> thank you so much for joining us and walking us through this, hank greenberg. >>> up next david faber along with breaking news on one of the big m&a stories of the past year....
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and in washington, house members are trying to make donations to the relief effort tax deductible. here's just some of the latest efforts as rescuers continue to work around the clock in the areas hardest hit by that earthquake. it is a tragedy made worse by ç haiti's economic situation. the country is the western hemisphere's poorest. 80% live under the poverty line. so what are the prospects for an economic recovery there? we get more from our cnbc contributor, greg is the chief political strategist with patomic research group. tony fratto is the managing director at hamilton place strategies, a former white house deputy press secretary. gentlemen, it's good to see you. >> you bet. >> tony, i will start with you. >> sure. >> because you've been to haiti a number of times and one of the times is when you were working in a government capacity there. >> yeah. >> from what you've seen, obviously this is a trajdefer enormous proportions but as the aid comes in, is there, perhaps, an opportunity for the nation to restructure in a viable way economically? >> i think in is, sue. it is
and in washington, house members are trying to make donations to the relief effort tax deductible. here's just some of the latest efforts as rescuers continue to work around the clock in the areas hardest hit by that earthquake. it is a tragedy made worse by ç haiti's economic situation. the country is the western hemisphere's poorest. 80% live under the poverty line. so what are the prospects for an economic recovery there? we get more from our cnbc contributor, greg is the chief political...
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. >> i'm in washington. housing starts jumped in november, but will they be able to survive the winter freeze? find out tomorrow morning at 8:30. >> also tomorrow a slew of big banks set to report quarterly results. mary thompson is in earnings central with a preview. everyone will be watching closely. we got citi out of the way. >> the three banks being bank of america, morgan stanley and wells fargo, all before the opening bell tomorrow. for bank of america and wells fargo the focus and the problem continues to be the consumer. here's analyst dick bove. >> the problem the banks are finding at the moment is that their consumer business is just not turning around. >> what do we expect? bank of america's fourth quarter loss is forecast to widen to 52 cents a share from 48 cents a share due to charges from the repayment of t.a.r.p. its investment bank expected to of benefit from strong equity underwriting fees. on the credit front bern stein sees nonperforming assets rising at a slower pace. like bank of ameri
. >> i'm in washington. housing starts jumped in november, but will they be able to survive the winter freeze? find out tomorrow morning at 8:30. >> also tomorrow a slew of big banks set to report quarterly results. mary thompson is in earnings central with a preview. everyone will be watching closely. we got citi out of the way. >> the three banks being bank of america, morgan stanley and wells fargo, all before the opening bell tomorrow. for bank of america and wells fargo...
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peter sorrentino, let me get your take first of what we are hearing out of washington, in terms of the proposals on the major banks. i know that you're an investor in the major bank. what do you want to do now? >> at this juncture i want to find out what this means in terms of the actual implementation, because it is a serious impediment. you know goldman has been goldman because they were a very successful trading house. a lot of what jpmorgan picked up with bear stearns was a trading arm. so if in fact we're now going to discourage that and force that to be broken out, this really makes it very difficult to do a forward valuation on those companies. because who gets what pieces and what's the going rate and what's their distribution network going for. >> so the question, tyler, becomes are the same reasons to invest in these stocks still there if in fact this bill passes? because we're talking about some the most profitable parts of the financial services businesses, the propriety trading among other, capital markets businesses. >> reporter: absolutely and so if you take those away,
peter sorrentino, let me get your take first of what we are hearing out of washington, in terms of the proposals on the major banks. i know that you're an investor in the major bank. what do you want to do now? >> at this juncture i want to find out what this means in terms of the actual implementation, because it is a serious impediment. you know goldman has been goldman because they were a very successful trading house. a lot of what jpmorgan picked up with bear stearns was a trading...
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thank you, from wall street to washington, it's been a huge week around the nation. up neck, we'll look back at the eventful week and tell you what it means for the markets and the economy down the road. stay with us. ( inspiring music playing ) someday, the driver will get to choose how efficient or powerful their car will be. the first ever hs hybrid. only from lexus. the most fuel-efficient of all luxury vehicles. >>> welcome back. the markets end the week with a rocky three days. it's turned january into a loser from a winner when the month began, certainly, the week -- at the beginning of the week the markets were higher and we hit 15-month highs just a week ago. questions surround around the fed chair, as new restrictive proposals are considered. we look now at the week that wa. let's me kick this off with you, you have more news right now impacting the markets coming out of the uk. >> that is exactly right. late in the day, traders tell us that money was going into treasuries, specifically the short end of the market after the uk raised its terror threat level
thank you, from wall street to washington, it's been a huge week around the nation. up neck, we'll look back at the eventful week and tell you what it means for the markets and the economy down the road. stay with us. ( inspiring music playing ) someday, the driver will get to choose how efficient or powerful their car will be. the first ever hs hybrid. only from lexus. the most fuel-efficient of all luxury vehicles. >>> welcome back. the markets end the week with a rocky three days....
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hampton pearce is in washington with the details. hi, hampton. >> reporter: this is the time of day where you need a good stiff drink to look at these deficit numbers. congressional budget office predicting a $1.35 trillion deficit this year, 9.2% of gdp. slight improvement from last august predicting a $1.4 trillion, 9.9% of gdp. a jobs bill and more war spending could increase this year's deficit. the economic outlook foresees a sluggish recovery, unemployment 10.1%, 2% gdp growth in 2011, the unemployment will hover around 9.5%. the deficit could drop to $980 billion if the bush tax cuts expire. there is no single silver bullet solution for fixing the deficit. >> one can narrow or close the deficit gap with a variety of changes in the health programs and social security, in discretionary spending or revenue side in various ways. i think many analysts believe any ultimate solution would involve some combination of those pieces because the gap is simply so large. >> ahead of tomorrow's state of the union address and next week's budg
hampton pearce is in washington with the details. hi, hampton. >> reporter: this is the time of day where you need a good stiff drink to look at these deficit numbers. congressional budget office predicting a $1.35 trillion deficit this year, 9.2% of gdp. slight improvement from last august predicting a $1.4 trillion, 9.9% of gdp. a jobs bill and more war spending could increase this year's deficit. the economic outlook foresees a sluggish recovery, unemployment 10.1%, 2% gdp growth in...
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. >>> i'm john harwood on capitol hill in washington. i've just left an on-the-record briefing with house speaker nancy pelosi a much more optimistic tone to getting to pass the health care bill with certain changes that would ab agreed to. that is a positive sign for the vote count on prospect for president obama's health kay plan. no guarantee that the senate would go along with this strategy but she said this is all doable after we passasm these changes in the affordability other the cadillac tax and the special deal for nebraska, we can get this done in the house of representatives. good sign for president obama and, simon, i'll send it off to you on the floor. >> thank you very much. closing out a market that has rallied today. tonight's speech by president obama, absolutely key for banks and for health care stocks. as we stand at the moment, having rallied through so much of the uzir information today. now down 2% potentially for the month overall. [ closing bell ringing ] >>> you're watching a special edition of the "closing bell"
. >>> i'm john harwood on capitol hill in washington. i've just left an on-the-record briefing with house speaker nancy pelosi a much more optimistic tone to getting to pass the health care bill with certain changes that would ab agreed to. that is a positive sign for the vote count on prospect for president obama's health kay plan. no guarantee that the senate would go along with this strategy but she said this is all doable after we passasm these changes in the affordability other...
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this was like the super bowl of washington. we get to do it again next week, too. but i think that the most important is the toned down rhetoric of president obama in his state of union speech. we know after the massachusetts election, he turned much more to the left in terms of populism. the speech last week in ohio was very negative towards financial service industry and we're now at a point where we can have a conversation. are the banks going to be regulated? yes. but it's at least at a much more rational tone where we can move forward and i think that is important. >> did i hear you correctly? you say the state of the union was a toned down speech in terms of rhetoric. the focus on jobs, even though there are republican members of the president lecturing us. >> that's absolutely right. there's going to be a difference. the president thinks he can put proposals in his package and then the republicans are going to adopt it. so they're always going to have that fight. but at the same time, we're not -- the concern amongst investors right now is we could wake up t
this was like the super bowl of washington. we get to do it again next week, too. but i think that the most important is the toned down rhetoric of president obama in his state of union speech. we know after the massachusetts election, he turned much more to the left in terms of populism. the speech last week in ohio was very negative towards financial service industry and we're now at a point where we can have a conversation. are the banks going to be regulated? yes. but it's at least at a...
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john harwood is in washington there. >>> still to come on the "closing bell" one iconic company that recently emerged from bankruptcy is helping pop special star lady gaga help score her number one hit. >>> welcome back. let's take a look at business headlines that we're covering this afternoon. the jobs report number, one story are of the day. it may have disappointed wall street but positive economic news for investors to digest for the day. economists were forecasting a decline of 0.2%. meanwhile, sales jumped 3.3%. more than triple wall street's expectations. and the largest gain in ten months. >>> according to published reports, apple suppliers have begun shipping touch screen panels and other parts that would be used in the company's highly anticipated tablet pc. that would set the table for a second quarter of product launch. apple is expected to officially announce the production of the tablet later this month. >>> an orange juice future's hitting a fresh two-year high today. subfreezing temperatures in florida are expected to continue this weekend which could further damage
john harwood is in washington there. >>> still to come on the "closing bell" one iconic company that recently emerged from bankruptcy is helping pop special star lady gaga help score her number one hit. >>> welcome back. let's take a look at business headlines that we're covering this afternoon. the jobs report number, one story are of the day. it may have disappointed wall street but positive economic news for investors to digest for the day. economists were...
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>> julie: molly henneberg in washington, thank you very much. as the u.s. renews the counterterrorism effort in yemen, the failed attack put a spotlight on umar farouk abdulmutallab's homeland of nigeria. it's a country not generally associated with extremism and even the suspect's own father reported his son's suspicious activity to the united states. so what led umar farouk abdulmutallab to radical islam? contact and reaction from nigeria coming uppen up on thex report." we're looking into security lapse at one of the busiest airports. this oversight coming days before the failed plot to take down delta flight 253. the tsa launching an internal investigation after a security check point at dallas/ft. worth international airport was left unattended for an hour-and-a-half. we understand employees from the airport department of public safety were actually the ones who find the unsecured area during routine patrol. now the tsa is responding to the incident. laura ingle joins us to explain. >> hi, julie. the idea that anyone or anything could have passed throu
>> julie: molly henneberg in washington, thank you very much. as the u.s. renews the counterterrorism effort in yemen, the failed attack put a spotlight on umar farouk abdulmutallab's homeland of nigeria. it's a country not generally associated with extremism and even the suspect's own father reported his son's suspicious activity to the united states. so what led umar farouk abdulmutallab to radical islam? contact and reaction from nigeria coming uppen up on thex report." we're...
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this is all of you folks out in washington, there are enemies we have that want to do harm to us. it isn't the banks. the banks are what made this country great believe it or not. go back and read your history books, folks. don't be taking down the banks. i know that's not what this show is about, but it's getting a little stupid now, don't you folks think? >> next wednesday, january 27th, state of the union fomc meeting. i don't think the market can understand exactly what the obama administration is exactly trying to do here. state of the union again next wednesday. so do we want into the state of the union having that clear understanding what's going to happen to bernanke, where do we move from there? what is the policy going to be? can they actually do anything at that meeting? or is bernanke sitting there wondering whether or not he's going to be confirmed? like timmy said, massive confusion, uncertainty, and one of the reasons i-- >> this is the worst three-day streak in quite some time. pete, you saw volatility explode today. these are not fundamental issues at the market,
this is all of you folks out in washington, there are enemies we have that want to do harm to us. it isn't the banks. the banks are what made this country great believe it or not. go back and read your history books, folks. don't be taking down the banks. i know that's not what this show is about, but it's getting a little stupid now, don't you folks think? >> next wednesday, january 27th, state of the union fomc meeting. i don't think the market can understand exactly what the obama...
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washington hitting back hard and making the market more skittish every day. we help you avoid the radiation from a toxic political environment. >>> and with all of the apple hoopla and hammering from d.c., don't forget big earnings are still on the way. we rack them and stack them to give you the trade when america's post-market show continues. music plays when it comes to things you care about, leave nothing to chance travelers. insurance for auto, home and business. like the obfuscation and to top it all off the disclosure was not there and that is just inexcusable and it makes me doubt -- it makes me doubt your commitment to the american people and i think the commitment to goldman sachs truched the responsibility that our officials had to the american people. >> that was just a snippet of the very fierce grilling that secretary tim geithner took on the hill today from congress as he defended his actions surrounding the bailout of aig and whether or not there was, in fact, any sort of cover up. what did you make of the testimony? it's interesting that the
washington hitting back hard and making the market more skittish every day. we help you avoid the radiation from a toxic political environment. >>> and with all of the apple hoopla and hammering from d.c., don't forget big earnings are still on the way. we rack them and stack them to give you the trade when america's post-market show continues. music plays when it comes to things you care about, leave nothing to chance travelers. insurance for auto, home and business. like the...